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Ubuntu 12.10 released

The final version of Ubuntu 12.10 is now available. This version is supported until April 2014.

With this release, the development teams decided to dive in and focus onintroducing some of the new innovations we've been imagining forthe upcoming LTS cycle, and so are very pleased to be able to announcethe release of Ubuntu 12.10 for Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Coreproducts.

Ubuntu 12.10 introduces innovations that bring together desktop andcloud-based experiences, representing the next stage in the transitionto a multi-device, cloud-based world. New Previews give large, clearpreviews of content as it appears in the Dash search results, givingusers a quick way to get more information to help find what they arelooking for. The new Web Apps feature makes frequently used webapplications available through the desktop. A new remote log-inoption now lets Ubuntu 12.10 be used as a thin client by businessesthat want to virtualise their desktop applications and deliver themto users over the network.

Ubuntu Server 12.10 includes the Folsom release of OpenStack,alongside deployment and management tools that save devops teamstime when deploying distributed applications - whether on privateclouds, public clouds, x86 or ARM servers, or on developer laptops.Cloud builders now have access to two major new components: Cinder,for block storage and Quantum, a virtual networking API. Ubuntu'sMetal-as-a-Service (MAAS) bare-metal provisioning tool has beenupdated and now supports Calxeda hyperscale hardware based on ARM,so users can now quickly deploy services directly to bare-metalclusters, whether they're built on legacy hardware, newIvy Bridge-based machines or the new ARM-based hardware.

The Ubuntu desktop images have been consolidated to a singleimproved image with a size of 800MB. This desktop image folds inthe advanced partitioning options from the alternate installer(removing the need for alternate and DVD images) and introducessupport for UEFI Secure Boot technology. The Ubuntu Server imageremains as a CD sized image, but installs the base system from asquashfs image for improved performance.

Read more about the new features of Ubuntu 12.10 in the followingpress releases:

Maintenance updates will be provided for Ubuntu 12.10 for 18 months,through April 2014.

Thanks to the efforts of the global translation community, Ubuntuis now available in 42 languages. For a list of available languagesand detailed translation statistics for these and other languages, see:

Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops,netbooks and servers, with a fast and easy installation and regularreleases. A tightly-integrated selection of excellent applicationsis included, and an incredible variety of add-on software is just afew clicks away.

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